MADRID, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo were enough to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win away to struggling Celta Vigo on Sunday. Ronaldo scored his two goals, the second of which was a penalty in the second half, while Iago Aspes gave...
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday announced that he has ordered the military to beef up the missile defense system by deploying 14 additional ground- based interceptors. At a Pentagon press briefing, Hagel...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. secretary of defense, faced his Congressional critics on Thursday at the Senate confirmation hearing, trying to gain their support. We will not hesitate to use the...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States have held wide-ranging talks on defense and security at the 13th annual China-U.S. Defense Consultative Talks in the Pentagon. The talks, held Wednesday, were jointly hosted by Qi Jianguo, d...
Chinese defense minister meets U.S. Secretary of Navy...
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Saturday met with a Malawian military delegation headed by Patrick V. Kachimera, permanent secretary of the Malawi Ministry of Defense. Liang, who is also a state councilor, said China...
By Meredith Buel Washington 07 February 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the military must continue to transform in order to defend America against terrorists and future threats that a...
By Roger Wilkison Greece's defense minister says his country's security preparations for the Athens Olympics have been so successful that it is now in a position to advise China, the host of the 2008...
By Steve Herman Japan has taken another step towards freeing itself from military restrictions in place since the end of World War II. The changes are a significant retreat from the pacifist policies...
Ross Dunn Israel is warning that it would strike government targets in Syria and Lebanon if these countries do not restrain the militant Islamic group Hezbollah. The warning came after recent violence...
